Foreign Policy
Foreign Policy
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![Republic of Korea Marines patrol as part of amphibious operations during KAMANDAG 6 at Naval Education, Training, and Doctrine Command, Zambales, Philippines, Oct. 7, 2022. This combined interoperability event involved members of the U.S. Marine Corps, Philippine Marine Corps, and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force. KAMANDAG is an annual bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over d](/sites/default/files/styles/16_9_sm/public/2023-01/01.04.2023%20Cronin_1.jpg?h=da92fc0b&itok=7R4hk_ZO)
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Korean Marines take part in joint exercises with Japanese, American, and Philippine troops in the Philippines on October 7, 2022. (US Marine Corps photo by Danny Gonzalez)
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Senator Tom Cotton at Hudson Institute's 2022 Herman Kahn Award Gala in New York, New York, on December 11, 2022.
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![President Yoon Suk Yeol and First Lady Kim Keon Hee bid farewell before departing for Cambodia on November 11.](/sites/default/files/styles/16_9_sm/public/2023-01/12.29%20Cronin.jpg?h=bc7a0b6b&itok=ThhLwc4o)
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South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and First Lady Kim Keon Hee bid farewell at Seoul Air Base before departing for Cambodia on November 11, 2022. (Republic of Korea via Flickr)
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![TOPSHOT - Pakistani naval marine take part in a drill during the International Defence Exhibition and Seminar (IDEAS) 2022 at the beach in Karachi on November 17, 2022. (Photo by Rizwan TABASSUM / AFP) (Photo by RIZWAN TABASSUM/AFP via Getty Images)](/sites/default/files/styles/16_9_sm/public/2023-01/12.29%20Pande.jpg?h=1e22a5f9&itok=6r0l8TiV)
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Pakistani marines take part in a drill on a beach in Karachi, Pakistan, on November 17, 2022. (Rizwan Tabassum/AFP via Getty Images)
![The U.S. government has welcomed Taiwan’s extension of its military conscription from four months to one year by releasing a statement of support from de facto U.S. Embassy in Taipei, the American Institute in Taiwan, shortly after President Tsai Ing-wen announced the change. Patrick Cronin, Asia-Pacific Security Chair at the Hudson Institute speaks to Taiwan Talks about how the U.S. and its allies perceive this move. Cronin describes the move as the clearest sign of commitment to Taiwan’s self-defense and](/sites/default/files/styles/16_9_sm/public/2023-01/12.29%20Cronin%20TaiwanPlus.jpg?h=bde9bca4&itok=YELG-gWr)
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![A coal power plant in Grevenbroich, Germany, on August 2, 2022. (Ying Tang/NurPhoto via Getty Images)](/sites/default/files/styles/16_9_sm/public/2023-01/12.27%20Coffey%20Arab%20News.jpg?h=790be497&itok=tD96dcwR)
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A coal power plant in Grevenbroich, Germany, on August 2, 2022. (Ying Tang/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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![BANGKOK, THAILAND - NOVEMBER 18: China Foreign Minister Wang Yi enters the APEC Economic Leaders Retreat on Balanced, Inclusive and Sustainable Growth in the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center on November 18, 2022 in Bangkok, Thailand. Thailand is hosting the APEC meetings this year, which will culminate in the leaders' meetings which will run from Nov. 17 to 19. (Photo by Lauren DeCicca/Getty Images)](/sites/default/files/styles/16_9_sm/public/2023-01/12.27%20Yu%20WSJ.jpg?h=810ac3f0&itok=v6vfxCz0)
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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on November 18, 2022, in Bangkok, Thailand. (Lauren DeCicca/Getty Images)
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![Senior Airman Trent Sloat, 435th Contingency Response Wing air transportation journeyman, directs a forklift that is off loading a M777 howitizer from a C-17 Globemaster III in Eastern Europe, May 2, 2022. The security assistance the U.S. is providing to Ukraine is enabling critical success on the battlefield against the Russian invading force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Shawn White)](/sites/default/files/styles/16_9_sm/public/2023-01/12.26%20Heinrichs.jpg?h=8ffc6915&itok=4g7rHTlp)
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An airman directs a forklift as it offloads an M777 howitzer due for Ukraine on May 2, 2022. (Air Force Photo by Shawn White)